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The future is open. Welcome to the total soccer show and our latest round of listener questions. On today's show, we're asking, what's up with Erling Harland? We're asking how Pulisic is jelling with that gang at Milan?

And we're picking out our favorite punditry clichés. My name's Ryan Bailey joining me today.

He's no cliche. He's Taylor Rockwell. Hello, Taylor.

Hello, my friend. I do love that so many of these questions you started off with, what's the deal with Erling Holland? It could be like, what's the deal with Erling Holland? What's the deal with Pulisic? What's the deal with the championship? We could really run through a lot of them pretty quickly in that way. Rebrand? What's the deal? Is that what this show's called now? Yes, Seinfeld wants his cut, but yes, that works.

Indeed.

Telling us what the deal? Is that what this show's called now? Yes, Seinfeld wants his cut, but yes, that works.

Indeed. Telling us what the deal is with things also today, good grammar. Graham Rutherland, hello.

Hello, Ryan Bailey. You're still enjoying the international break? I noticed that you're packing in all your errands during this week. You've had your driving test. You've done your monthly visit to Vegas how's it going you'll

be delighted my yeah my bi-monthly visit to Vegas thank you very much great and your bi-monthly

driver's test as well oh brutal I pass this one just so you know hey congratulations thank you. Thank you very much. You're 18 again. I'm 18 again. Oh my God. I'm going to go lie down. Joe Lowry, hello. That was excellent. That's the first thing I have to say. Second thing, shocked Ryan has not yet done the Seinfeld impression. I really felt like we were building towards it. Didn't happen. Honestly, I'm okay with that. Third thing, Ryan, you said good grammar, and I thought you were introducing Graham as good grammar, like we'd come up with a new nickname for Graham. And now we have come up with a new nickname for Graham. He's the good grammar, folks. He's the good grammar. He is indeed. Plenty more of him of Taylor of Joe and myself, by the way. On our Patreon, if you choose to support us that way, please do so. Patreon.com slash total soccer show. A lot of fun going on there, not including footage from my driving test, which I passed. I'll just say one more. Thank you very much. Were you recording while you were driving the first time? Was that the...

Yeah, he said like both hands on the wheel and not doing the selfie thing. I don't know. Maybe that was the issue. Maybe that was it. Well, only time will tell, Jake, we shall see. Anyway, plenty of listener questions to get to none pertaining to my driving status. But this one from Richard Rolson has come in. Do you think Erling

Harland looks a bit checked out in the Manchester City lineup? I haven't been impressed with his

overall game so far this season. Do you see him staying on a pep team for long? Joe, eight goals

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